REMEDIES: Helpful Guidelines for Homeopathy (, HEALTH)

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Helpful Guidelines for taking Homeopathic Remedies

 

When to take the remedy:

 

Whenever possible take a remedy at bedtime, as the body is at rest.

During the day try to take the remedy away from meals, at least 1/2 hour

before eating, and at least one hour after eating because while the body

is busy digesting food there can be a digestive upset with certain

remedies. In an acute case, such as an injury, take the remedy

immediately no matter when you have eaten. The mouth should also be free

of any strong tastes. You may drink liquids shortly before and after

taking a remedy. If you are taking a remedy several times a day, try to

schedule some of the doses before bed, upon waking and during the day.

 

Homeopathic Recovery:

 

According to Hering's homeopathic " law of cure, " in the course of cure

during homeopathic treatment, the symptoms improve from the inside

outward, from above downwards, from the most vital to the less vital

organs, and in the reverse order of their original onset of appearance.

The vital force, energy, and the most commonplace symptoms such as

general emotions, improve before physical symptoms. It is common during

homeopathic treatment for the earlier suppressed symptoms to reappear

briefly. This is actually beneficial because the re-emergence of old

symptoms shows that they are no longer suppressed and can indicate the

original factors of the recent illness and be treated. The chronic

longstanding symptoms take longer to cure than recent and acute maladies.

 

How Long to Take a Remedy:

 

As long as the symptoms persist the remedy should be taken providing

that some changes are beginning to happen.

 

When to Stop or Change the remedy:

 

While the remedy is acting on your symptoms, you do not repeat the

dosage. You must wait to take the next dose until the remedy has stopped

acting (that is, when you experience the dip). If your symptoms

disappear, you do not need the remedy any longer. If the symptoms

change, you may need a different remedy. You must therefore become aware

of what is going on in your body. So, be more aware than usual. This is

not the usual pill-popping.

 

When the symptoms are cured, stop taking the remedy. If the symptoms

change, change to another remedy according to the new symptoms. If a

remedy doesn't help your symptoms it will not hurt you, but if within a

day or two there is no improvement at all try a different appropriate remedy.

 

Orthodox/Allopathic Medical Drugs and Homeopathy:

 

Homeopathic remedies do not undermine the action of drugs or interact

with them. On the other hand drugs may neutralize homeopathic remedies,

most especially steroids such as Cortisone and Prednisone.

 

Self Prescribing Considerations and The Importance of Modalities

 

There are so many homeopathic remedies for each disorder, that simply

looking for " PAIN " will not find the most closely matching remedy for

your specific pain. The fact that your ailment hurts is not sufficient

to tell you which remedy to use. But the modalities of the pain – the

kind of pain it is, where the pain is, and when it hurts most – will

help enormously. These are some of the factors you need to address. For

example: if the pain pulsates and burns in your leg in addition to

having certain modalities such as worse on the left side and in the

evening and better from cold applications, then you will be able to find

the most curative remedy for your leg pain.

 

Modalities are always very important factors in choosing the most

closely matching homeopathic remedy to the totality of the simillimum.

They can be the deciding factors between several remedies which may be

strongly indicated. Modalities are the modifying influences and

circumstances which either ameliorate (influences which make the

symptoms of a condition feel better), or aggravate (influences which

make the symptoms of a condition feel worse). Modalities include many

factors and stimuli as perceived by the patient. Modalities may have to

do with temperature, weather, climate, movement, activity, time, right

and left side, sensations, physical contact, foods, drinks, etc. They

are the sensory manner and mode of how the symptoms are felt by the

individual, and they are a most important criterion in choosing the

right remedy.

 

Where to Purchase Homeopathic Remedies

 

Homeopathic remedies are sold all over the world in many pharmacies and

health food stores. Check your local telephone directory.

 

Bigelow's Pharmacy has an excellent homeopathic service. They are

located in the USA in New York City at:

414 Sixth Avenue ( & 9th St.), New York, NY 10011

They provide an efficient toll-free mail order service outside of NYC:

1-800-793-LIFE.

For areas outside the 800 dialing area, their number is:

+1 (212) 533-2700.

 

Here are a few more US sources that you can try. Sorry for those outside

the US to provide only US sources. While these companies should work

out, we cannot guarantee your results as we have no relation to them.

Dolisos: 1 800 365-4767

Arrowroot: 1 800 234-8879

Luyties: 1 800 325-8080

 

Otherwise, check our links page or an internet search engine.

 

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